Comparison

Time Journal vs Counter Widget

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Time Journal

This app offers a straightforward way to track your time spent on various activities. It allows users to easily record start and end times for tasks and view them on a calendar.

Highlights
  • Simple time tracking
  • Punch in/out functionality
  • Activity logging
  • Calendar view
  • Fuss-free interface
Features
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Make room for what matters with Time Journal, a calm way to track your activities and see where your time goes. TRACK THE PRESENT Start a timer for work, exercise, reading or your own activities. Pause, resume and finish whenever you need. Running timers are saved when you close the app. REMEMBER THE PAST Add time manually, browse your calendar and edit completed entries. Notes and tags help you remember the details. Export your journal as CSV whenever you need a copy. FIND YOUR RHYTHM See daily totals and time charts. With Premium, explore weekly, monthly and yearly trends, activity breakdowns and rankings. MAKE IT YOUR SPACE Choose your activities, icons and colours. Set gentle local reminders and enjoy landscape backgrounds with a glass interface. FREE AND PREMIUM Free includes one active timer, three editable activities, your full journal, daily totals, reminders and CSV export. Premium adds multiple timers, unlimited activity creation, extended insights and the complete landscape collection. Choose a monthly auto-renewable subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are displayed in the app in your local currency. Monthly subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your App Store account settings. Existing entries and activities stay accessible when Premium ends. YOUR JOURNAL, ON YOUR DEVICE No account is required. The app does not include advertising or third-party analytics. Journal data is stored locally; cross-device journal sync is not included. Apple processes purchases. Existing Time Journal records can be recovered during the upgrade. Privacy Policy: https://gdigitallimited-app.github.io/time-journal/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Counter Widget

This utility app allows users to easily track counts with customizable widgets and audio feedback. It offers unlimited counters, folder organization, and visual customization options, all available for free.

Highlights
  • iOS 14 home screen widgets
  • Unlimited counter registration
  • Folder and color coding
  • Customizable counter appearance
  • Reading aloud count feature
  • Target count notifications
  • Share count with image
Features
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It's a counter app that supports iOS 14 home screen widget and reading aloud. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Quick start - Unlimited number of counter registrations - The counter is easy to sort by list - Folder and color coding - Counter background color and background image settings - Setting the size and placement of count characters - Tap the entire screen to count - The background color changes with each tap - Plus, minus, reset button, batch reset - Set target count and notify - Initial value of count, setting of sign and increase number - Share the count with the image - Abundant count sounds - Supports reading aloud the count - Set voice to your liking (voice pitch and speed) - Tactile feedback support - Disable automatic lock - Display count on iOS 14 home screen widget - Display the count on the icon badge - Dark mode support - free URL scheme: counter://

Screenshots

Time Journal4 screens
Counter Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Counter Widget at none against Time Journal's 2. Counter Widget also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 79 months). Time Journal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Time Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Counter Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Time Journal ships an update every 79 months, Counter Widget every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Time Journal versus Counter Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTime JournalCounter Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—33 — better
Update frequencyEvery 79 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeorge FrancisFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Time Journal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Counter Widget

All ratings32 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Time Journal

Subscriptions1
  • Time Journal Premium$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Time Journal Premium Lifetime$9.99
None

Counter Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Time Journal free?
Time Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Counter Widget free?
Counter Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Time Journal or Counter Widget have ads?
Counter Widget shows ads; Time Journal does not.
Which is updated more often, Time Journal or Counter Widget?
Time Journal ships an update every 79 months, and Counter Widget every 3 months. Most recently, Time Journal was updated on November 3, 2026 and Counter Widget on November 3, 2026.

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